A Quebec man has filed an application for a class-action lawsuit against Ticketmaster over "Official Platinum" tickets for a Drake show offered by the ticketing giant. Drake performs during the "Aubrey & The Three Amigos Tour" in Toronto, Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Mark Blinch
MONTREAL – A Quebec man has applied for a class-action lawsuit against Ticketmaster, alleging the American ticket sales company intentionally mislead customers for financial gain.
Montreal law firm LPC Avocat Inc. says the lead plaintiff purchased a pair of “Official Platinum” tickets for a July 14 Drake show for $789.54 each.
But the day after he bought the tickets, a second Drake concert was announced in the city and Ticketmaster was selling the same seats for $427.06 each.
The court filing says Ticketmaster advertised its official platinum tickets as “some of the best seats in the house,” but the application says the seats were in the upper deck of the Bell Centre.
The class action is seeking an injunction to stop Ticketmaster from branding tickets as “official platinum” and for each member of the potential class action to be refunded for the difference in price and paid $300 each in damages.
The allegations have not been tested in court and the Quebec Superior Court has not yet ruled on whether it would allow the class action to move forward.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 24, 2023.
